- ˌswell (sth) ˈup
- phrasal verb
same as swellHer injured arm was swelling up.[/ex]
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ˌswell (sth) ˈup
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swell — 1 verb past tense swelledpast participle swollen 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (I) also swell up to gradually increase in size: Her ankle was already starting to swell. 2 PEOPLE (T) to gradually increase in amount or number: We asked them to come to the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swell — [swel] (past tense swelled [sweld] ; past participle swollen [ˈswəʊlən] ) verb [I/T] I 1) to become larger than normal, or to make something larger than normal My ankles tend to swell when I travel by air.[/ex] 2) to increase in amount or number … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
swell — swell1 [swel] v past tense swelled past participle swollen [ˈswəulən US ˈswou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(amount/number)¦ 3 swell with pride/anger etc 4¦(shape)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(sea)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swellan] … Dictionary of contemporary English
swell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement of the surface of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ gentle, slight ▪ 10 foot, 20 foot, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
puff up — verb 1. make larger or distend (Freq. 1) The estimates were puffed up • Hypernyms: ↑inflate, ↑blow up, ↑expand, ↑amplify • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
cause — 1 noun 1 WHAT CAUSES STH (C) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen (+ of): What was the cause of the accident? | The doctor had recorded the cause of death as heart failure. | root/underlying etc cause (=the basic cause): The root … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level of importance ADJECTIVE ▪ high, senior, superior, top, upper ▪ middle ▪ inferior, junior … Collocations dictionary
puff something up — ˌpuff ˈup | ˌpuff sthˈup derived to swell or to make sth swell • Her cheeks puffed up. • The frog puffed itself up. Main entry: ↑puffderived … Useful english dictionary
pitch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) sports field ⇨ See also ↑field ADJECTIVE ▪ all weather, grass, synthetic ▪ waterlogged ▪ cricket, football … Collocations dictionary
Belfast — This article is about the capital of Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Belfast (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°55′48″W / 54.597°N 5.930°W / … Wikipedia
